Christopher S. Adams, Jr. (born July 8, 1930) is an American author and retired United States Air Force officer.

Early life and education

Adams graduated from Tomball High School, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Air Force career

During his US Air Force career, he served as a wing commander, air division commander and senior staff officer with the Defense Nuclear Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a Command Pilot and Vietnam veteran, and logged over 8,000 hours in a variety of aircraft including the B-36, B-52, C-141 and

C-47 The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (Royal Air Force, RAF, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, Royal Canadian Air Force, RCAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force, RNZAF, and South African Air Force, SAAF designation) is a airlift, military transport ai ...

‘Gooney Bird’ in Vietnam. During his military career he received the Distinguished Service Medal, the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two

Legions of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

, two Air Medals for service in Vietnam combat and numerous other awards; as well as the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor.

Civilian career

Adams retired from the Air Force with the grade of major general and

chief of staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was both a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile ...

in 1983 to accept an appointment as associate director at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He later joined

Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation, a formerly independent manufacturer of hardware for communications networks, was founded by Victor J. Andrew and established in Orland Park, Illinois in 1937. Founder, Dr. Floyd L. English, turned his acumen for physics in ...

as vice president of government systems, where he spent fifteen years and traveled extensively in Saudi Arabia,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and the Soviet Union, including 23 extended visits to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Public service and writing

Adams served with numerous government agencies and university foundations, and was appointed by Texas Governor

Rick Perry James Richard Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American politician who served as the 14th United States secretary of energy from 2017 to 2019 and as the 47th governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015. Perry also ran unsuccessfully for the Republica ...

to serve on the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors. He is the author of ten books on the

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, three non-fiction and seven spy novels.

Bibliography

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References

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